Financial Services/Finserv

Fusion Credit Union selects BankBI for financial performance management

Deal stems from partnership between BankBI and Canadian credit union solutions firm Celero.

Cloud banking provider nCino to acquire mortgage neolender SimpleNexus

Finserv provider says acquisition is a “natural expansion” of its digital banking platform.

Singapore fintech Sleek raises $14m to fund global expansion

The company’s platform acts an ‘operating system’ for entrepreneurs and small businesses.

Thinking net-zero

Every bank, fintech, and financial institution should now be looking to prioritise ESG and net-zero initiatives.

Digital bank N26 to withdraw from US in January to focus on Europe

N26 will no longer serve US customers after 11 January 2022.

Wyoming Bank and Trust selects Computer Services for core banking upgrade

The locally-owned bank has selected CSI’s NuPoint core platform.

US Bancorp to buy expense and travel management partner TravelBank

The deal is expected to close before the end of the year.

FinTech Futures industry survey 2022

Share your views on the state of play in financial services, banking and payments technology sectors.

UK banks hit by mobile and online banking disruption this morning

Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland have seemingly experienced service disruption.

Oportun to buy neobank Digit in $213m deal

Acquisition intended to accelerate Oportun’s expansion plans by three to five years.

Bank North taps Vermeg to support regulatory reporting ahead of launch

The supplier’s AgileReporter platform forms part of the UK regional bank’s tech stack.

Zip completes acquisition of Czech BNPL firm Twisto

The move will grant Zip access to the EU market from its UK springboard.

Patriot Bank to acquire American Challenger and adopt its tech stack

Patriot will migrate to American Challenger’s technology platform.

New UAE-based fintech Verity secures pre-seed funding ahead of app launch

The $800,000 round comes ahead of a planned launch in UAE later this year.

BM Technologies to acquire First Sound Bank

The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2022.

Suits Me moves from Contis to PPS for BaaS

The UK alternative lender is expanding its services using the new platform.

Aussie digital bank Volt partners Frollo to launch BaaS app

The app will be fully integrated with Volt’s core banking system.

Financial advice and social media: what does it mean for the future of fintech?

It is up to financial services companies to help identify trusted resources for financial advice.

ING’s Evelien Witlox recruited to head ECB’s digital euro project

Witlox will analyse pros and cons of a digital euro to reside with cash.

Stori brings in $200m in Series C funding and debt financing

The fintech has achieved one of the largest funding rounds to date in Latin America.

MasLife embarks on crowdfunding ahead of full launch of app

Combining financial and health wellbeing, the firm has a market valuation of £21.8m.

Is customer experience at the centre of your digital transformation strategy?

To compete with fintechs, it’s best for banks to start with the customer experience and work backward.

CaixaBank completes major systems integration with Bankia

The two banks have merged to become a €680 billion entity.

What the FinTech? | S.2 Episode 24 | Innovation, innovation, innovation

Annerie Vreugdenhil, chief innovation officer at ING, joins us for the latest episode of What the Fintech? Annerie, who is also head of ING Neo, talks to us about the rise and rise of buy now, pay later (BNPL) firms and her opinion of how the budding industry sector is attracting the high customer numbers […]